Board Format
The twelve Association members who are on the Board of Directors are elected by the general membership of the Association. Only one director per state or province may hold office at any given time, and at least one director must be Canadian. The terms are for three years and a director may not serve for more than two consecutive three-year terms.
| Current ABCA Directors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spring (President) – 2023** | 16618 Chalk Butte Rd, Union Center SD 57787 | (605) 985-5961 Send email |
| Steve Rhidenour (Vice Pres.) – 2024* | P.O. Box 303, Groesbeck, TX 76642 | (903) 644-5777 Send email |
| Lori Cunningham – 2025* | 27277 Rapidan Rd, Rapidan, VA 22733 | (570) 768-5953 Send email |
| Scott Glen – 2025** | P.O. Box 56, New Dayton, AB T0K 1P0 | (403) 733-0007 Send email |
| Joe Haynes – 2025* | 24510 SR 9 NE, Arlington, WA 98223 | (360) 631-6941 Send email |
| Allison Jarrard – 2025* | 521 Ek Mountain Rd, Kaycee WY 82639 | (307) 217-0290 Send email |
| Kathy Knox – 2023** | 11123 NE CR 1004, Butler, MO 64730 | (660) 679-5578 Send email |
| Warren Mick – 2023* | 750 Meadowdale Rd, Altamont, NY 12009 | (518) 861-5854 Send email |
| Mary Minor – 2024* | 124 Hillview Ct, Dayton, NV 89403 | (775) 291-7407 Send email |
| Mike Neary- 2024* | 11723 S 300 E, Brookston, IN 47923 | (765) 418-5820 Send email |
| Eileen Stein – 2023** | 212 Long Hill Rd, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 | (410) 271-5289 Send email |
| Bridget Strang – 2023** | 393 CR 102, Carbondale, CO 81623 | (970) 948-2391 Send email |
| * eligible for re-election to another three-year term ** not eligible for another term |
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Nominations – How to Become a Director of ABCA
A slate of candidates is presented to the membership by the Nominating Committee, whose chairman is a current Director, appointed by the President of the Association. Attention is paid to geographical representation by the Nominating Committee in assembling its slate. Members are invited to send suggestions for candidates to the Nominating Committee chair. In addition to the slate submitted by the Nominating Committee, any person who is a member in good standing as of January 1st and has been nominated by a petition signed by 25 other members in good standing before July 1st will be put on the ballot mailed to members.
Unless there has been a resignation, there are four positions to be filled each year. So long as they are not residents of the same state or province, the four candidates receiving the most votes will become the elected directors. To be eligible to vote in September for your choice of candidates, you must be a member in good standing as of January 1st of that year.